The Rt Hon. the Lord Browne of Ladyton
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Browne of Ladyton's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Browne of Ladyton. His name is Desmond Henry Browne, and he has retired from the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Lords votes · 2026
162 divisions
0 Content(0.0%)
14 Not-Content(8.6%)
148 didn't vote(91.4%)
2026-02-04
Not-Content
62–295
Not-Content
2026-01-12
Not-Content
201–169
Content
Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2026-02-04
China and Japan
My Lords, I thank my noble friend for addressing this important Statement. I draw you Lordships’ House’s attention to my entries in the register of interests, particularly my role as vice-chair of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Ministers routinely refuse
2026-01-29
UK Development Partnership Assistance
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. It is an equal pleasure to have the opportunity to join in the thanks and congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Featherstone, on securing this debate and her opening of it. I
2026-01-26
Superintelligent AI
My Lords, I am and always have been a faithful. With tighter regulation in the future confidently anticipated, is it not often the case that its absence in the present can impede innovation rather than foster it? Given that many of those responsible for
2026-01-26
Superintelligent AI
My Lords—
2025-12-18
Lithuania: Balloon Incursions
My Lords, the media coverage of this universally describes a significant proportion of it being done by Belarus as a proxy for Russia. Last month, Admiral Dragone, the head of NATO’s Military Committee, said that the western military alliance was conside
My Lords, as we recall the initialling of the Dayton peace agreement on 21 November 1995 and appreciate the progress that Bosnia and Herzegovina has made in NATO and EU accession efforts since, and while remaining concerned about the ongoing threats to t
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of democratic resilience in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2025-11-20
President Trump: Nuclear Weapons Statement
My Lords, I draw the attention of your Lordships’ House to my entry in the register of interests, particularly as vice-chair of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, which I am a consultant to as well. Every European NATO member has ratified the 1996 nuclear te
2025-11-13
Prisoner Releases in Error
My Lords, I am conscious that release in error is but one of many complex challenges that managing our prison estate throws up. In that context, does my noble friend the Minister have a plan to tackle the scourge of drones coming into our prisons to deli
2025-11-11
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
I thank noble Lords who have participated in this short debate. I am particularly grateful to my noble friend Lord Cashman for his contribution to the debate and his continued support on these matters. I thank the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Sent
2025-11-11
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
My Lords, Amendment 59 is in my name and those of the noble Lord, Lord Cashman, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, whom I thank for their support. I also thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, and the noble and right reverend Lord, L
2025-11-11
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
My Lords, many, including many noble Lords, rightly believe that the renaissance of shipbuilding in the UK is a direct consequence of Sir John Parker’s review of the 2017 shipbuilding strategy, which reported in 2019, and his recommendations that the ind
I am happy to stop there because I have made my point. The nonsense about the Chinese has already been dealt with.
My Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Meyer—despite not agreeing with a word she said. I am pleased because I have waited a long time to make this relatively short speech in this debate.
I concluded my contribution to the debate on
2025-10-22
Drink-Drive Limit
My Lords, the noble Earl, Lord Attlee, is perfectly correct that the reduction of the limit in Scotland did not reduce the number of accidents. In fact, at one point the number of accidents was 7% higher after the law was changed than before. However, th
2025-10-16
Starvation as a Weapon of War
My Lords, given the gravity of the events that are the subject of today’s proceedings, while it is not exactly a pleasure to contribute to this debate, I am pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Mohammed of Tinsley, and to thank him for his powerful con
2025-10-15
Modular Nuclear Programme
My Lords, wind turbines are modular—they are manufactured in factories and built on site—and modular reactors will be the same. We do not want to make the same mistake with modular reactors that was made over decades with wind turbines. There are 11,000
2025-09-16
Ethiopia and Eritrea
My Lords, with the leave of the House, before I ask my supplementary question, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on his deserved promotion and welcome him to his place on the Front Bench.
My noble friend will be aware that, in the Tigray war
2025-09-16
Ethiopia and Eritrea
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they are monitoring the escalating tension between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and what steps they are taking to reduce the risk of renewed cross-border conflict and protect civilians in the region.
2025-09-15
Plastic Pollution
My Lords, beyond health deception, cigarette filters are the single most-littered item on the planet. They are an environmental disaster: they do not biodegrade but break down into microplastics, polluting our rivers and oceans. Banning them would remove
2025-09-11
Nepal: Protests
My Lords, what support are His Majesty’s Government—or, for that matter, any Government—providing to civil society organisations and human rights defenders in Nepal as they alone work to promote accountability for the violence that caused 19 deaths, and
2025-09-03
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
My Lords, I offer my final remarks with the traditional thanks to all those who have contributed to the debate on Amendment 104. When I saw that I had the overt support of my friend the noble Lord, Lord Cashman, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of C
2025-09-03
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 104 in my name and that of my friend the noble Lord, Lord Cashman. In so doing, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my noble friend Lord Dubs, who, in my absence, moved and spoke to amendments in my name. He
2025-09-03
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
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Register of Interests · 4 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
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General strategic counsel to GTX Partners Ltd (international business development strategy)
registered 2024-10-15 · amended 2025-04-05
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Chair of Advisory Board, This is Gravity Ltd (interest ceased 31 July 2025)
registered 2019-05-09 · amended 2025-08-01
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Consultant, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)
registered 2017-09-12 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 5: Overseas visits
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Visit to Munich, Germany, 13-16 February 2025, to attend Munich Security Conference; flights and accommodation costs met by Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)
registered 2025-03-04 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
1997-05-01 → 2026-02-23
Labour
Government posts
2007-06-28 → 2008-10-03
Secretary of State for Scotland
2006-05-05 → 2008-10-03
Secretary of State for Defence
2005-05-06 → 2006-05-05
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
2004-04-01 → 2005-05-06
Minister of State (Home Office) (Citizenship, Immigration and Nationality)
2003-06-13 → 2004-04-01
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Work)
2001-06-11 → 2003-06-13
Parliamentary Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
Opposition posts
2011-10-17 → 2012-09-06
Shadow Spokesperson (Scotland)
Committee memberships
1997-07-28 → 1998-11-09
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
1999-06-10 → 2000-03-03
Public Administration Committee
2001-01-17 → 2001-06-07
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2013-01-22 → 2013-02-13
Partnerships (Prosecution) (Scotland) Bill Special Public Bill Committee
2019-07-01 → 2021-01-28
Science and Technology Committee
2020-10-15 → 2021-11-24
Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee
2021-04-14 → 2023-01-31
Environment and Climate Change Committee
2022-01-19 → 2022-10-31
Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee
2023-01-31 → 2023-11-23
AI in Weapon Systems Committee
2024-09-05 → 2025-05-22
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2024-01-31 → 2024-05-30
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
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APPGs (2026) · 5 active officership(s) · 2 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Action on Conflict
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 4 | 2024-11-21 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eritrea
Country Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 7 | 2024-05-08 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Security and Non-Proliferation
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | British American Security Information Council | 8 | 2024-05-30 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Lead Ammunition
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2024-09-18 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Tigray
Country, Area or Region Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2026-09-13 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Ammunition (Restriction) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2022-01-13 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.